Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Can China's Legal System Change? | Essentials

Can China's Legal System Change?

Japanese criminal law texts.
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Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese lawyer, made international headlines when he escaped house arrest in April. Now at New York University, he believes changes to China's legal system are inevitable. Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese lawyer, made international headlines when he escaped house arrest in April. Now at New York University, he believes changes to China's legal system are inevitable. Frank Langfitt/NPR China's Communist Party will introduce a new slate of leaders this month to run the world's most populous country for at least the next five years. Their to-do list will include dealing with the nation's opaque and politicized court system. "China's judicial system urgently needs to be reformed, improved and developed," a government planning paper acknowledged last month. Few Chinese know this better than Chen Guangcheng, the self-taught, blind lawyer who made a stunning escape from government custody last spring.

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Chen

Overall Sentiment: -0.0937007

Relevance: 0.917987

SentimentQuote
0"It's very much against their interests," says Chen, ...
-0.118326"It's very much against their interests," says Chen, speaking in a conference room at the New York University School of Law in Manhattan. "The implementation of a law would rule out the possibility of foul play on their part."
-0.0337952"Women were forcefully dragged out of their quilts and taken away by hired thugs," Chen recalls.
-0.0377374"Women were forcefully dragged out of their quilts and taken away by hired thugs," Chen recalls. "They were not even allowed to put on clothes."
0.202864"Well, he got promoted," Chen says ...
-0.362382"It's because he was bad enough," Chen says. ...
0.360069"Even China's current leaders know very well that steps toward rule of law and the historical trend that societies move toward constitutionalism, rule of law, democracy and freedom, are inevitable," says Chen.
0.348916"Even China's current leaders know very well that steps toward rule of law and the historical trend that societies move toward constitutionalism, rule of law, democracy and freedom, are inevitable," says Chen. "No power can stop that."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 8
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.3596084
  • Mean: 0.04495105
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Chen Guangcheng

Overall Sentiment: 0.0474832

Relevance: 0.523991

SentimentQuote
-0.361038"If Chen Kegui didn't fight back, he would probably have been killed," says Chen Guangcheng.
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.361038
  • Mean: -0.361038
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Chen Kegui

Overall Sentiment: -0.0682594

Relevance: 0.421925

Li

Overall Sentiment: 0.0590964

Relevance: 0.153187

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Frank Langfitt/NPR

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.14989

Li Qun

Overall Sentiment: -0.179441

Relevance: 0.124421

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